A dense, almost inky teal that reads like water past the point where sunlight stops reaching it.
Tidepool Teal
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A cooler, mid-toned blue-green with the clarity of shallow water over sand.
Lime Rind
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A sharp yellow-green pulled straight from the zest side of a lime wedge.
Grapefruit Blush
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A warm coral-orange that carries the faint pink undertone of grapefruit flesh.
Sun-Bleached Sand
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A soft, warm off-white reminiscent of dry sand under a noon sun.
Seaside Citrus pairs colors that don't usually share a beach towel: cool marine blues sitting right next to hot fruit tones. Harbor Depth and Tidepool Teal carry the weight of open water, steady and a little serious, while Lime Rind and Grapefruit Blush bring the kind of energy you get from a fruit stand at low tide. Sun-Bleached Sand keeps the whole thing from tipping into either extreme, acting like the strip of shoreline where the water meets the heat. Together the five read as playful without losing a sense of place — you know exactly what season and coastline this is meant to evoke.
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Restaurants and juice bars near the water have an obvious use for this set, since the citrus tones do double duty as appetite cues and the teals nod to the ocean setting without leaning on cliché wave graphics. Surf shops, sunscreen labels, and boat rental outfits could pull Harbor Depth and Tidepool Teal for signage and packaging, then let Lime Rind or Grapefruit Blush carry seasonal promotions or limited flavors. A beachside hotel or vacation rental brand might use Sun-Bleached Sand as a wall color or stationery base, letting the brighter accents show up in towels, umbrellas, or a welcome sign. Even a non-coastal brand chasing a summer campaign could borrow the citrus half of the palette on its own for a punchier, land-locked feel.
Because the range runs from near-black teal to a pale cream, there's enough tonal spread here to build full interfaces or print layouts without reaching outside the set. Harbor Depth handles dark headers or footer bands convincingly, and Sun-Bleached Sand gives long-form text a warm, easy-on-the-eyes base instead of stark white. Lime Rind and Grapefruit Blush are saturated enough to flag sale badges, buttons, or menu highlights, but pairing them directly with each other can get loud, so most layouts will do better letting one citrus tone lead per screen. Tidepool Teal sits in the middle as a flexible link color or icon tone that bridges the cool and warm ends without fighting either one.
